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J. R. LINDNER.

HORSE COLLAR.

Patented Sept. 6,1853;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH R. LINDNER. OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

HORSE-COLLAR.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 9,990, dated September 6, 1853.

To alt whom 2'1) may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH R. LINDNER, of New York, in the State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Horse- Collars, and that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the principle or character which distinguishes it from all other things before known and of the usual manner of making, modifying, and using the same.

My invention consists in so forming the hame plate that it shall add security to such collar by its spring; and also in combining with such spring hamelate a lock with triple fastenings, all of whlch are described as follows: In place of the common hames, I employ a flat piece of wrought iron, (6, 0,) bent into the form of the collar, and sprung a little, so that its ends, when tree, would not meet, or would pass by each other when forced directly inward; and this hame-plate is the main stay or support of the whole collar. The collar part, or the padded or stufiied portion (a, (4,) is secured to this hams-plate, and the lower arts of the collar are firmly bound to the hameplate by the lock pieces (0, d). These lock pieces are strong plates of iron, forming the base of the collar and the lock. They are shown in Figure l as open or detached; and in Fig. 2, as closed. Fig. 3 is a detached View of the lock plate.

The upper parts of the lock-pieces are formed into sheaths, which receive and bind the lower portions of the collar at ('w, m). The lower parts form the lock. The part (03) is that which contains the socket and catches; and the part (0) contains the bolt or tongue to be inserted into the socket. This bolt is provided with two notches on its extremity (f, and 9,) which look with the catches in the socket. These catches in the socket are shown at (g and 0). The notch (f) locks in the catch (g) when the collar is expanded to its limit without opening; and the notch (g) locks in the catch (w) when the collar and lock are closed. As a source of additional security, the spring catch (72,) is used, thus making a triple fastening for the collar. When the collar is entirely closed, the spring (h) locks in the socket upon the catch (1) and when the stud (2') attached to the spring (it) is pressed inward, the spring is liberated; and from the outward spring of the hame-plate the collar opens slightly, but is still detained the collar entirely. This last look is important, as in the mere expansion of the collar to pass it over a horses head, a jerk might open the collar entirely, and from its spring it is then somewhat inconvenient to close it. It will be seen that this triple fastening has a definite relation to the varying spring of the collar or its hame-plates in their different positions or degrees of expansion. The lock-plates are thrown for ward so as to leave a space of two inches more or less, between them and the horses breast, and this allows room for the pole strap and martingale to be attached directly, without the usual fixtures of rings for such purpose: that is, the pole-strap and martingal are merely wrapped around the lock, and buckled, the lock-plates being made very smooth and rounded on their edges to prevent the wear of the straps. The lockplates are made either separate from, or in one piece with the hame-plates. The first made is preferable, especially for expensive harness, as in case of any injury to the lockplates or fastenings, or to the hame-plates, the repair is more readily made, than when they are separable. They are shown in the drawings as separable, and are secured in place to the hame-plates by the screws (m,

One advantage of my lmprovement, as above set forth, consists in the use of the collars for either right or left harness. In all double harness in use, the collars and mountings are made right and left, but the polestrap and martingale being merely wrapped around the lock-plate, accommodate themselves to either side, without special rings or fixtures for their attachment.

The advantages of my improvement are more conspicuousin double harness; but it is intended also for single harness.

I would here remark that the position of the notches and catches in my triple fasten- 2. I also claim the triple fastening of the 10 ing may be changed somewhat, and yet relock plates, in combination With the outward tain the same relation to the varying spring and backward spring of the hame plates,

of the collar, and Without altering the charsubstantially as above set forth.

5 2 3355 inventlon' JOSEPH n, LINDNER.

1. The union of the hame plates and collar, Witnesses:

in combination With the lock plates, substan- CH. L. FLEISHMAN,

tially as set forth. M. C. GRITZNER. 

